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Saturday, February 5, 1994 - 4:30 P.M. ANTIOCH BAPTIST CHURCH

1454 Florence Street Augusta, Georgia

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Reverend K. B. Martin, Pastor

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Willie James Seymore, the son of Edith and the late Andrew Seymore, was bom February 14th, 1955 in Richmond County. He departed this life February 3rd, 1994.

At an early age, Willie was baptized at Antioch Baptist Church, where he served faithfully until he moved to Jacksonville where he continued faithful service at Bethel Baptist Church.

Willie received his primary education in the public schools of Richmond County. He continued his education at Jacksonville University where he graduated in 1976, receiving a degree in music.

His employment included: Director of Student Activities at EdwardWaters College in Jacksonville and as a teacher for Duval County School Board.

In the community of Jacksonville, Willie was actively involved with the performing arts in the area of music and dance. 'Willie Seymore and Friends" was a dance group organized by Willie in 1977 in Jacksonville. This group not only performed locally in Jacksonville but also performed nationally. In 1978, this group performed in Charleston, South Carolina at the annual Spoleto festival. He was also a member of the following organizations: Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Professional Fraternity, Alpha Psi Omega Honorary Theatrical Fraternity, National Endowment for the Arts, and the Jacksonville Ballet Theater.

Survivors include: parents; brother, Reginald Elim; grandmother,Margaret Scott; aunts, Mary Thompson, Cleveland, OH, Wilma Williams, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Naomi Dozier, Salters, SC and Thelma Matthews, Augusta, GA; uncles, Dearie D. Dozier, Salters, SC, Jimmie Thompson, Cleveland, OH and Samuel W. Williams, Ft. Lauderdale, FL; he also leaves a host of cousins and friends who cherish his memory.

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MUSICAL PRELUDE.......................................... Mrs. Brenda Pollard

OPENING SELECTION.............................................................. Choir

PRAYER..................................................................Rev. Grady Brown

SCRIPTURESOld Testament................. .......................................... Rev. L. Fryer

Pastor, Trinity C.M.E. Church

New Testament................. ................. ................ Rev. Toney HarrisAsst. Pastor, Crawford Baptist Church

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ..............................Mrs. Rosa L. Abrams

INSTRUMENTAL MUSICAL............................ ................................Mrs. Brenda Pollard

EULOGY ............................

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....................................Rev. K. B. Martin

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So be my passing!My task accomplish'd and the long day done,

My wages taken, and in my heart Some late lark singing,

Let me be gather'd to the quiet west.The sundown splendid and serene,

Death.-WILLIAM ERNEST HENLEY

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The family of the late Willie J. Seymore, with grateful

appreciation, acknowledges cards, flowers, visits, prayers, and

other kind deeds bestowed upon them during the illness and

death o f their beloved. Further acknowledgements will be

made later.. . . . THE FAMILY

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Services Entrusted To WILLIAMS FUNERAL HOME, INC. 1765 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard

Augusta, Georgia